Benighat Student Relief Project

In January 2021, the HCC-Nepal team learned of a critical situation in Benighat, Dhading, a rural district in Nepal. This area is home to many marginalized people, especially from the indigenous Magar and Chepang communities, and suffers from widespread poverty, food insecurity, and lack of running water and sanitation. Covid pandemic lockdowns and food supply-chain disruptions severely exacerbated the conditions in these communities.

In February 2021, HCC began working with the principals of local elementary schools in Benighat to distribute aid to families in critical need. Over the last few years HCC has visited the area over a dozen times, distributing warm winter clothing, school uniforms and supplies, hygeine products and food relief packages to over 300 children. In 2025, we added a new school to the project, providing support for an additional 200 children.

Through grants and donations, HCC has also provided desks and chairs for classrooms in all five schools. This project is currently on-going and you can donate today to help the children of Benighat.